JAVASCRIPT

JAVASCRIPT getHours() METHOD

The getHours() method in javascript returns the hour of time as numbers from 0 to 23.

The general format is:

dateObject.getHours();

If you want to return the hour with getHours() method, you will first have to create a new date object and then use the new date object with the getHours() method.

Example 1: Using getHours() for the hour as of current time

<script type="text/javascript">

var hh=new Date(); // creates a new date object

hh=hh.getHours(); // returns the hour

document.write(hh); // outputs the hour

</script>

The above will output:



Example 2: Using getHours() to get the hour of a specified date/time:

<script type="text/javascript">

var hh=new Date("January 16, 2008 21:37:23"); // creates a new date object

hh=hh.getHours(); // returns the hour

document.write(hh); // outputs the hour

</script>

The above will output:



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